Browsing Japan: 29 records found Click Here to choose another location to browse. Do you want to add this location to your Want List? Click here for more information... Sort By: Most Recently Added Author Title Price Printable Version   NEXT 4--> 1 2 $20.00 Adachi, Barbara The Voices and Hands of Bunraku Kodansha International Ltd. 1978 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Price clipped. Book #or1170219. ISBN #087011333X / 9780870113338. (filed under: Japan ) * $12.00 Bix, Herbert P. Hirohito And The Making Of Modern Japan HarperCollinsPublishers 2000 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1170529. ISBN #006019314X / 9780060193140. (filed under: Japan ) * Bix, Herbert P. Hirohito And The Making Of Modern Japan HarperCollinsPublishers 2000 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1170529. ISBN #006019314X / 9780060193140. (filed under: Japan ) * stock image, actual book may vary Winner of the Pulitzer Prize In this groundbreaking biography of the Japanese emperor Hirohito, Herbert P. Bix offers the first complete, unvarnished look at the enigmatic leader whose sixty-three-year reign ushered Japan into the modern world. Never before has the full life of this controversial figure been revealed with such clarity and vividness. Bix shows what it was like to be trained from birth for a lone position at the apex of the nation's political hierarchy and as a revered symbol of divine status. Influenced by an unusual combination of the Japanese imperial tradition and a modern scientific worldview, the young emperor gradually evolves into his preeminent role, aligning himself with the growing ultranationalist movement, perpetuating a cult of religious emperor worship, resisting attempts to curb his power, and all the while burnishing his image as a reluctant, passive monarch. Here we see Hirohito as he truly was: a man of strong will and real authority. Supported by a vast array of previously untapped primary documents, Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan is perhaps most illuminating in lifting the veil on the mythology surrounding the emperor's impact on the world stage. Focusing closely on Hirohito's interactions with his advisers and successive Japanese governments, Bix sheds new light on the causes of the China War in 1937 and the start of the Asia-Pacific War in 1941. And while conventional wisdom has had it that the nation's increasing foreign aggression was driven and maintained not by the emperor but by an elite group of Japanese militarists, the reality, as witnessed here, is quite different. Bix documents in detail the strong, decisive role Hirohito played in wartime operations, from the takeover of Manchuria in 1931 through the attack on Pearl Harbor and ultimately the fateful decision in 1945 to accede to an unconditional surrender. In fact, the emperor stubbornly prolonged the war effort and then used the horrifying bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, together with the Soviet entrance into the war, as his exit strategy from a no-win situation. From the moment of capitulation, we see how American and Japanese leaders moved to justify the retention of Hirohito as emperor by whitewashing his wartime role and reshaping the historical consciousness of the Japanese people. The key to this strategy was Hirohito's alliance with General MacArthur, who helped him maintain his stature and shed his militaristic image, while MacArthur used the emperor as a figurehead to assist him in converting Japan into a peaceful nation. Their partnership ensured that the emperor's image would loom large over the postwar years and later decades, as Japan began to make its way in the modern age and struggled -- as it still does -- to come to terms with its past. Until the very end of a career that embodied the conflicting aims of Japan's development as a nation, Hirohito remained preoccupied with politics and with his place in history. Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan provides the definitive account of his rich life and legacy. Meticulously researched and utterly engaging, this book is proof that the history of twentieth-century Japan cannot be understood apart from the life of its most remarkable and enduring leader. $5.50 Bramble, P. Sean Culture Shock! Japan: A Survival Guide To Customs And Etiquette 2005 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1104587. ISBN #1558689354 / 9781558689350. (filed under: Japan ) * Bramble, P. Sean Culture Shock! Japan: A Survival Guide To Customs And Etiquette 2005 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1104587. ISBN #1558689354 / 9781558689350. (filed under: Japan ) * stock image, actual book may vary Whether you're conducting business, traveling for pleasure, or even relocating abroad, one mistake with customs or etiquette can leave a bad taste in everyone's mouth. International travelers, now more than ever, are not just individuals from the United States, but ambassadors and impression makers for the country as a whole. Newly updated, redesigned, and resized for maximum shelf appeal for travelers of all ages, Culture Shock country and city guides make up the most complete reference series for customs and etiquette you can find. These are not just travel guides; these are guides for a way of life. $15.00 Buchanan, Daniel Crump Japanese Proverbs And Sayings hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1131788. (filed under: Japan ) * $4.50 Chamberlain, Basil Hall Japanese Things; Being Notes on Various Subjects Connected With Japan Tuttle Pub 1978 mass market paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or975661. ISBN #0804807132 / 9780804807135. (filed under: Japan ) * Chamberlain, Basil Hall Japanese Things; Being Notes on Various Subjects Connected With Japan Tuttle Pub 1978 mass market paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or975661. ISBN #0804807132 / 9780804807135. (filed under: Japan ) * stock image, actual book may vary One of the first westerners to write about Japan, Chamberlain lived there for over thirty five years, and was proficient in ancient and modern Japanese. Chamberlain's resided in Japan during a time of transition when, as he put it, old things passed away between a night and a morning. To record some things before they vanished, but also to show how old and new coexisted in Japan, he wrote this guide. Instead of places, like a travel guide, he writes about subjects, in alphabetical order beginning with abacus and ending with the zoology of Japan. In between he discusses, among other subjects, acupuncture, Japanese chess, music, fashionable crazes, foreign employees, tattooing, silk, the Japanese use of English, the navy, embroidery, and the traditional Japanese system of time. $7.50 Cook, Harry Samurai: The Story of a Warrior Tradition Sterling Publishing 1998 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1200587. ISBN #0806906707 / 9780806906706. (keywords: SAMURAI HISTORY JAPAN) (filed under: Japan ) * $7.50 Cuyler, P.L. Sumo: From Rite to Sport Weatherhill 1985 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1155583. ISBN #0834802031 / 9780834802032. (filed under: Japan ) * $8.50 Earhart, H. Byron Japanese Relgion: Unity And Diversity Fourth Edition (Religious Life In History) Wadsworth/ Thomson 2004 paperback. . Some highlighting.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1141725. ISBN #0534176941 / 9780534176945. (filed under: Japan ) * $7.95 Emmott, Bill Japanophobia: The Myth Of The Invincible Japanese 1993 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1134310. ISBN #0812919076 / 9780812919073. (filed under: Japan ) * Emmott, Bill Japanophobia: The Myth Of The Invincible Japanese 1993 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1134310. ISBN #0812919076 / 9780812919073. (filed under: Japan ) * stock image, actual book may vary Explodes the myth of Japan's sinister global reach, describing how Sony and Matsushita foolishly ceded control of a crucial product to foreigners and how the assault of Japanese firms on Wall Street went awry. 17,500 first printing. $12.00 Finn, Dallas Meiji Revisited : The Sites of Victorian Japan Weatherhill, Incorporated 1995 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1173194. ISBN #0834802880 / 9780834802889. (keywords: JAPAN HISTORY / JAPAN) (filed under: Japan ) * $5.95 Harada, Jiro Lesson of Japanese Architecture Dover Pubns 1985 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1200606. ISBN #0486247783 / 9780486247786. (keywords: JAPAN ASIA ASIAN HOUSE GARDEN STRUCTURE BUILDING ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE) (filed under: Japan ) * $10.00 Heisig, James W. Remembering the Kanji I: A Complete Course on How Not to Forget the Meaning and Writing of Japanese Characters Japan Pubns 1994 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1194528. ISBN #0870407392 / 9780870407390. (keywords: WRITTEN COMMUNICATION LINGUISTICS ARTS) (filed under: Japan ) * $7.50 Hersey, John Hiroshima Alfred A. Knopf 1946 hardcover. 1/2" crack to top of spine by back board. Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Tears and damage to jacket. Book #or1198360. (keywords: Atomic Atom Bomb Survivors Biography Journalism) (filed under: Japan ) * $8.95 Hibbett, Howard Floating World in Japanese Fiction Oxford Univ Press 1959 hardcover. . Some underlining / highlighing but good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1196303. (filed under: Japan ) * $9.50 Hills, Ben Princess Masako: Prisoner Of The Chrysanthemum Throne 2006 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1136481. ISBN #1585425680 / 9781585425686. (filed under: Japan ) * Hills, Ben Princess Masako: Prisoner Of The Chrysanthemum Throne 2006 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1136481. ISBN #1585425680 / 9781585425686. (filed under: Japan ) * stock image, actual book may vary The tragic true story of Japan's Crown Princess-with a new afterword by the author. It's the fantasy of many young women: marry a handsome prince, move into a luxurious palace, and live happily ever after. But that's not how it turned out for Masako Owada. Ben Hills's fascinating portrait of Princess Masako and the Chrysanthemum Throne draws on research in Tokyo and rural Japan, at Oxford and Harvard, and from more than sixty interviews with Japanese, American, British, and Australian sources-many of whom have never spoken publicly before-shedding light on the royal family's darkest secrets, secrets that can never be openly discussed in Japan because of the reverence in which the emperor and his family are held. But most of all, this is a story about a love affair that went tragically wrong. The paperback edition will contain a new afterword by the author, discussing the impact this book had in Japan, where it was banned. $4.50 Ishimoto, Shidzue Facing Two Ways : The Story of My Life Stanford University Press 1984 paperback. The covers have crease, rubbing. Text is clean with no markings or highlights.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1180127. ISBN #0804712409 / 9780804712408. (keywords: JAPAN BIOGRAPHY WOMEN AUTOBIOGRAPHY GENERAL) (filed under: Japan ) * $9.99 Iwamiya, Takeji;Takaoka, Kazuya Katachi: Classic Japanese Design Chronicle Books Llc 1999 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1183974. ISBN #0811825477 / 9780811825474. (keywords: GRAPHIC DESIGN) (filed under: Japan ) * $9.50 Kidder, J.E. Jr. Japan Before Buddhism hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1120191. (filed under: Japan ) * $5.50 Livingston , Jon / Moore , Joe / Oldfather , Felicia (CART) Imperial Japan 1800-1945 (The Japan Reader) Pantheon 1973 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Previous owners name inking. Book #or1145219. ISBN #0394706684 / 9780394706689. (keywords: Japan History Imperial) (filed under: Japan ) * $8.50 Mosley, Leonard Hirohito: Emperor Of Japan Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1966 hardcover. Dust jacket is heavily chipped. Book Club Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Acceptable. Book #or1171721. (filed under: Japan ) * Mosley, Leonard Hirohito: Emperor Of Japan Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1966 hardcover. Dust jacket is heavily chipped. Book Club Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Acceptable. Book #or1171721. (filed under: Japan ) * stock image, actual book may vary This 371-page hardcover was published in 1966 by Prentice-Hall. This book appears to be unread and in new condition in every way except for wear and fading on the dustcover. Pages are pristine. The red hardcover looks like new. The gold lettering on the face and spine is bright and like new. The binding is also like new. Overall, a like new conditioned book. $7.50 Nakazawa, Keiji Barefoot Gen: A Cartoon Story of Hiroshima New Society Publishers 1987 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1179716. ISBN #0865710953 / 9780865710955. (filed under: Japan ) * $7.50 Nakazawa, Keiji Barefoot Gen: The Day After New Society Publishers 1988 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1179713. ISBN #0865711232 / 9780865711235. (filed under: Japan ) * $45.00 O. D. R. Achi Kochi The Japan Advertiser Press. 1928 hardcover. . Slight moisture damage but good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1125376. (filed under: Japan ) * $7.99 Oda, James Secret Embedded in Magic Cables: The Story of a 101 Year Old Japanese Communist Leader Who Served Japan, KGB and CIA 1993 paperback. Inscribed by Author. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1156641. (filed under: Japan ) * $30.00 Satoh, Henry Lord Hotta: The Pioneer Dipolomat of Japan (Second Edition) Hakubunkan 1908 hardcover. Spine has a scrape; some foxing; some staining to the cover. . BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1186524. (filed under: Japan ) *   NEXT 4--> 1 2